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| Trade names | Vpriv |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
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| Routes of administration | Intravenous |
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| Bioavailability | N/A |
| Elimination half-life | Plasma: 5–12 minutes (absorbed by macrophages) |
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| Formula | C2532H3850N672O711S16 |
| Molar mass | 55593.61 g·mol−1 |
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Velaglucerase alfa, sold under the brand name Vpriv, is a medication used for the treatment of Gaucher disease Type 1.[1] It is a hydrolytic lysosomal glucocerebroside-specific enzyme, which is a recombinant form of glucocerebrosidase. It has an identical amino acid sequence to the naturally occurring enzyme.[2] It is manufactured by Shire plc.
The most common side effects include abdominal (belly) pain, headache, dizziness, bone pain, arthralgia (joint pain), back pain, infusion-related reactions, asthenia (weakness) or fatigue (tiredness), and pyrexia (fever) or increased body temperature.[3]
Velaglucerase alfa was approved for medical use in the United States in February 2010,[4][5] and in the European Union in August 2010.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Vpriv FDA labelwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Burrow TA, Grabowski GA (February 2011). "Velaglucerase alfa in the treatment of Gaucher disease type 1". Clinical Investigation. 1 (2): 285–293. doi:10.4155/cli.10.21. PMC 3172711. PMID 21927713.
- ^ a b "Vpriv EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020. Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
- ^ "Shire Announces FDA Approval Of Vpriv (velaglucerase Alfa For Injection) For The Treatment Of Type 1 Gaucher Disease". Medical News Today. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Drug Approval Package: Vpriv (Velaglucerase alfa) NDA #022575". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.